Curriculum Description

Your Curriculum Structure

The MME-TIME program offers you a profound management education accompanied by a broad set of elective courses on the latest developments in state-of-the-art technologies. The 18-month program consists of four key building blocks, which you may customize to design your individual profile. In addition, you may enroll in German language courses at no extra cost.

TIME Essentials (30 credit points to be completed in semester 1): The TIME Essentials comprise six required courses that enable you to understand the managerial aspects of conceiving, developing and commercializing technological innovations. This includes a team project that allows you to put your learning into practice.

Management Electives (20-25 credit points to be completed in semesters 2 and 3): You can select four or five out of seven management electives with two each allocated to the three specializations: “Technology Manager,” “Technology Marketer” and “Technology Entrepreneur.” The remaining management elective, the Cambridge Ecosystem Practicum, brings you to the University of Cambridge to explore a world-leading technology ecosystem first-hand.

Technology Electives (15-20 credit points to be completed in semesters 2 and 3): To dive deeply into selected technology fields, you can select three to four courses from a rich portfolio of more than 20 distinct technology electives. These can be categorized into eight technology fields: laser technologies, production technologies, robotic technologies, information technologies, human technologies, sustainable water technologies, sustainable energy technologies and material technologies.

Master Thesis (20 credit points to be completed in semester 3): By writing a Master Thesis at the end of the program, you demonstrate your ability to solve a managerial or technological challenge using the knowledge acquired during the program and the methods of scientific inquiry.

German Language Course (one course to be completed in semester 1 or 2) Learning another language is an important part of a successful career. Becoming proficient in German is also an essential precondition for succeeding on the German job market, both for an internship during your studies or a permanent position thereafter. As an extra offer within the MME-TIME program, we offer the option to complete an intensive German language course (either in semester 1 or 2) to broaden your cultural understanding and enhance your career options. The costs for the course are covered by your tuition fees. You may be able to enrol in further language courses in semester 3 and 4 at your own convenience.

Extracurricular Offer: German Language Course

Learning another language is an important part of a successful career. Becoming proficient in German is also an essential precondition for succeeding on the German job market, both for an internship during your studies or a permanent position thereafter. As an extra offer within the DDS program, we give you the option to complete an intensive German language course (either in semester 1 or 2) to broaden your cultural understanding and enhance your career options. The costs for the course are covered by your tuition fees.

Your Course Portfolio

The MME-TIME comprises more than 30 exciting management and engineering courses, only six of which are required. This vast set of electives allows you to tailor the program to your specific needs. Our courses combine demanding and cutting-edge research with practical projects and challenges. To stay abreast of technological changes, we continuously review and expand the set of electives. Explore our course portfolio for a flavor of what you will learn in the MME-TIME program:

Cambridge Ecosystem Practicum

Professor Michael Barrett, PhD

Students gain analytical skills on the strategic development of disruptive digital technologies, knowledge brokering opportunities for developing innovation across different ecosystems, and critical skills for managing project teams

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Cambridge Ecosystem Practicum

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Professor Michael Barrett, PhD

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Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finance

Professor Dr. Malte Brettel

Students with entrepreneurial ambitions will be enabled to start their own company after university.

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Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finance

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Professor Dr. Malte Brettel

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Start-Up and Growth Management

Professor Dr. Malte Brettel

Students get to understand basic theoretical concepts of entrepreneurial research and be able to apply them in a practical context

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Start-Up and Growth Management

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Professor Dr. Malte Brettel

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Managing the Innovation Process

Professor Dr. Frank Thomas Piller

Students gain theoretical and practical knowledge in innovation management as preparation for interdisciplinary leadership roles.

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Managing the Innovation Process

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Professor Dr. Frank Thomas Piller

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Strategic Technology Management

Professor Torsten-Oliver Salge, PhD

The course module imparts theoretical and practical knowledge in technology and innovation management as preparation for interdisciplinary leadership roles in research and development (R&D) and beyond

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Strategic Technology Management

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Professor Torsten-Oliver Salge, PhD

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B2B Marketing

Professor Dr. Stefanie Paluch

This module provides advanced students insights about specifics marketing aspects of industrial goods and services for business customers. In addition to fundamental aspects of B2B Marketing (e.g. organizational buying behaviour), more recent developments - such as B2B communication via social media - will be covered.

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B2B Marketing

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Service and Technology Marketing

Professor Dr. Stefanie Paluch

The course focuses on the challenges of managing and marketing high-tech products and services. The attraction, retention, and building of strong customer relationships through quality service and innovative technologies are at the heart of the course content.

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Service and Technology Marketing

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Advanced Topics in Management I

Students can choose free management electives worth up to 5 ECTS from RWTH Aachen University, MIT Professional Education, other universities or high quality online offerings such as edX. A formal request needs to be presented to the examination board before the start of the respective course. Potential additional fees are not included in the regular tuition fee.

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Advanced Topics in Management I

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Advanced Topics in Management II

Students can choose free management electives worth up to 5 ECTS from RWTH Aachen University, MIT Professional Education, other universities or high quality online offerings such as edX. A formal request needs to be presented to the examination board before the start of the respective course. Potential additional fees are not included in the regular tuition fee.

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Advanced Topics in Management II

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Design Thinking

Professor Dr. Carmen Leicht-Scholten

Students gain knowledge regarding the diversity issue, get to know a participatory approach using the example of Design Thinking and learn with the help of the participatory approach to integrate social reality in technical issues.

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Design Thinking

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Professor Dr. Carmen Leicht-Scholten

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Winter term

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Engineering, Culture and Society

Professor Dr. Carmen Leicht-Scholten

The course aims on the reflection and analyses of engineering processes, practices, and cultures. It wants to enable students to expand their perspectives and to apply new approaches of gender and diversity within their future work

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Engineering, Culture and Society

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Professor Dr. Carmen Leicht-Scholten

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Summer term

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Flood RIsk Management

Professor Dr. Heribert Nacken

Students know and understand the various phases and processes of flood prevention and the foundations of risk management.

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Flood RIsk Management

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Professor Dr. Heribert Nacken

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Geographic Information Systems in Water and Energy Management

Professor Dr. Heribert Nacken

Students learn to solve specific engineering tasks using the tools of geographic information systems and databases.

Students get to know and understand the essentials of work science covering technical, organizational and personnel aspects

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Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics

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Professor Dr. Alexander Mertens

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Winter term

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Industrial Logistics

Professor Dr. Günther Schuh

Students get familiar with the objectives and tasks of industrial logistics and the main aspects of industrial logistics from organisational involvement to logistics controlling.

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Industrial Logistics

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Professor Dr. Günther Schuh

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Summer term

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Machine Tools

Professor Dr. Christian Brecher

Students gain insights about the most important types of production machinery and understand their properties and their most relevant parameters as well as the general context

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Machine Tools

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Professor Dr. Christian Brecher

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Winter term

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Manufacturing Technology II

Professor Dr. Fritz Klocke

Students possess comprehensive knowledge of forming and reforming processes.

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Manufacturing Technology II

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Professor Dr. Fritz Klocke

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Principles of Manufacturing Technology

Professor Dr. Fritz Klocke

Students gain an overview on manufacturing technologies, know and understand the principles of cutting, forming, material removal and additive manufacturing

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Principles of Manufacturing Technology

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Professor Dr. Fritz Klocke

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Winter term

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Principles of Power Electronics

Professor Dr. Rik W. De Doncker

Students will understand topologies for power electronic applications along with the working principle of different power converters.

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Principles of Power Electronics

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Professor Dr. Rik W. De Doncker

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Winter term

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Principles of Robotic Engineering

Professor Dr. Sabina Jeschke

Students gain the basic knowledge about industrial robotics (stationary and mobile) and their integration in a modern production environment.

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Professor Dr. Sabina Jeschke

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Production Management A

Professor Dr. Günther Schuh

Students will gain knowledge which topics have to be considered in this context and how they gained knowledge can be transferred to daily business of a company. For the purposes of manufacturing engineering, Students know the following tasks that have to be carried out.

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Production Management A

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Professor Dr. Günther Schuh

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Quality Management

Professor Dr. Robert Schmitt

Markets and manufacturing conditions are frequently changing. This imposes the necessity of long-range and intensive planning in enterprises of the manufacturing industry, as only early accommodation of actual conditions guarantees competitiveness. Students will gain knowledge which topics have to be considered in this context and how they gained knowledge can be transferred to daily business of a company

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Quality Management

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Professor Dr. Robert Schmitt

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Wastewater Treatment

Professor Dr. Johannes Pinnekamp

Students gain theoretical and practical knowledge in wastewater treatment.

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Wastewater Treatment

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Professor Dr. Johannes Pinnekamp

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Aachen Innovation Project

Professor Dr. Frank Thomas Piller

The course module imparts practical knowledge in assessing the individual capacity to innovate as preparation for interdisciplinary leadership roles.

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Aachen Innovation Project

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Professor Dr. Frank Thomas Piller

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Digital Transformation and Information Systems Management

Professor Michael Barrett, PhD

Students gain knowledge and critical thinking on how the innovative use of digital technologies can transform the enterprise requiring new approaches to IS management.

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Digital Transformation and Information Systems Management

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Professor Michael Barrett, PhD

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Entrepreneurial Management

Professor Dr. Malte Brettel

Students better recognize and deal with disruptive trends and developments to then leverage them when starting a new venture

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Entrepreneurial Management

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Professor Dr. Malte Brettel

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Marketing Management

Professor Dr. Daniel Wentzel

Students gain theoretical and practical knowledge in marketing as preparation for interdisciplinary leadership roles.

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Marketing Management

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Professor Dr. Daniel Wentzel

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Technology and Innovation Management

Professor Dr. Daniel Wentzel

The course module imparts theoretical and practical knowledge in technology and innovation management as preparation for interdisciplinary leadership roles.

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Technology and Innovation Management

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Professor Dr. Daniel Wentzel

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Strategic Management

Professor Torsten-Oliver Salge, PhD

Students gain conceptual and practical knowledge about strategic management in preparation of their future leadership roles at the interface of management and technology.

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Strategic Management

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Digital Work: Challenges and Solutions

Professor Dr. rer. soc. Jessica Lang

Students gain the basic knowledge about health oriented workplace design and learn to apply the acquired methods in digital job settings.

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Digital Work: Challenges and Solutions

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Professor Dr. rer. soc. Jessica Lang

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Principles of Plastics Technologies

The course introduces basic knowledge about all relevant knowledge and technologies for designing and manufacturing of plastic parts

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Principles of Plastics Technologies

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Principles of Laser Technologies

Students get to know functional principle of laser and its components.

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Principles of Data Mining

Professor Dr. Richard Weber

Student will understand the potential of social network analysis (SNA) in different areas, such as e.g. business or organized crime

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Principles of Data Mining

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Professor Dr. Richard Weber

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YOUR FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE FOR 24/7 LEARNING

At RWTH Business School, we believe that program content and delivery should be tailored to your specific preferences and aspirations. To do this, you can customize not only the curriculum, but also the delivery mode and the time frame according to your individual needs, both of which are key features of the MME-TIME program. For this purpose, we rely on the latest technologies in digital and blended learning. You may choose to complete most courses from your home location or on campus. You may also opt to study full-time (three semesters) or part-time (six semesters). This will allow you to remain flexible during your studies and get the most out the MME-TIME experience.

For example, should you decide to complete an internship during the program, you will not have to drop out for a semester but may simply continue studying from home while completing your internship at the same time. Once your internship is finished, you may return to the on-campus mode or continue studying at home.

As we work with you to tailor the program to your needs, we do not rely on a standard schedule. Instead, our program coordinator will share with you some possible pathways that combine different delivery modes and time frames. However, these are just suggestions and we will work with you to define the learning experience that is optimal for you.